Kenneth Henry Cook
September 8, 1949 ~ April 9, 2004
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Kenny H. Cook, 54, died Friday, April 9, 2004.
A native of Jackson, Miss., he was the son of the late Maxwell Joseph Cook and Mimi Platter Cook Carrere.
A former resident of Atlanta, Kenny was a graduate of the Marist School and Georgia State University. He was a financial advisor with E.F. Hutton prior to moving to Asheville in 1979.
Kenny was an active member of the Biltmore Forest Country Club, but he was most proud of the years he spent coaching T-Ball and actively working in his community.
He is survived by his wife, Mimi Noyes Cook; two sons, Kenneth H. Cook, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla. and William Blanton Noyes Cook of Austin, Texas; his brothers and sisters, Nancy Cook Carley, Van Cook Flanigan and Christopher J. Cook, all of Atlanta and Janet Cook VonSchuschnig, Joseph K. Cook, and Andrew M. Cook.
A memorial service will be held in Asheville at 1:00 pm Monday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Eugenia Sealy Cross. Kenny's family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kenny's name to the Mission Healthcare Foundation, Inc., for the benefit of the Mission Children's Hospital's Outpatient Building Fund - Cancer Unit, P.O. Box 5363, Asheville, NC 28813-5363 or to The Angiogenesis Foundation, P.O. Box 382111, Cambridge, MA 02139.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, Mimi.
Jane and Polly Neal
Mimi & Boys: Our hearts go out to you guys during this time. Billy and Cindy
Mimi, Shirley and I extend to you and your family our deepest sympathy. Please know that each of you are in our prayers in the days ahead.
Mimi my heart goes out to you and the boys during this hard time of loss. I know what it is like to loose a loved one. I have lost people that I have loved also to death. I will miss Kenny as much as you wiil. He was a great person.
Mimi, Kacey and Blanton,
You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. I wish each of you the strength and fortitude to rise above the sadness in celebration of Kenny’s life.
Mimi,
Glendine and I send our most sincere condolences to you and your sons. As a gastroenterologist I always dread diagnosing pancreatic cancer simply because it is such a difficult cancer to treat and I know personally what heartache it almost always produces. None of us know how we will handle such a catastrophe in our lives until it is thrust upon us, but it is clear that Kenny handled it with courage, dignity, and fought it valiantly. I do not believe anyone could have done better. You all are in our thoughts and our prayers.
Dick Smith
Mimi;
We all knew that this day might come but that did’nt make it any easier for those of us who loved kenny.What a guy! Please keep in your heart all the fond memories we his friends have of him. Much love to you and your wonderful boys.
EDDIE
Mimi,
Though I did not know Kenny, you and your family are in my thoughts and my prayers. I wish that I could get to the service, but alas I have a commitment in Murphy tomorrow.
God bless and keep you!
Bill
I’m sorry. Mimi. I gave you the wrong email address.
Again you and your family are in my prayers.
Mimi,may God bless you and your family and give you comfort and peace during this time of grief. Kenny’s enthusiastic smile will be one of my memories. I won’t be able to be at the service but you will be in my prayers.
I will miss you, my good friend!
Dear Mimi,
My heart aches for you. Having lost our close friend Mary to pancreatic cancer just over a year ago, this comes and yet another painful loss. Please know that you and your boys are in my thoughts and prayers. With love, Camilla
Mimi, I am so sorry to learn of Kenny’s death. My prayers go out for you and your family.
Jim
Mimi,
I was so sad to hear about Kenny’s death. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you.
Betsy Hood Penn
Dear Mimi,
We are so glad we got to see your precious Kenny a few weeks ago at Lake Tahoma. We are sorry we can’t be with you for his memorial service but please know we share your grief. We pray that you will sense the comfort and security that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ brings to those who are grieving. God blessed you with a special husband and he will be missed by all who knew him.
Our deepest love and sympathy,
Fonda and Daniel Brittain
Mimi, Kacey and Blanton,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time. I pray that the lord give you the strength to bring joy to eachothers lives.
Mimi, Kacey, and Blanton,
I am so sorry for this great loss you have all suffered. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers in this difficult time. Kenny will be truly missed.
Dear Kacey and his Family,
I am truly sorry for your loss. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you, and please feel free to call if you should want to talk to a friend.
Sincerely,
Jason H. Halbert
We just wanted you to know what a beautiful job you did in honoring Kenny at the service Monday. It was a touching tribute to a very special man. Both Kacey and Blanton did an excellent job, they are exceptional young men. We will always appreciate everything that Kenny did to support Carolina Day. His friendship meant a great deal to both of us. We love you all and will keep you in our prayers.
Dear Mimi, Kacy, and Blanton,
We just heard about Kenny and we wanted to let you know how very sorry we are. Our thought and prayers are with you at this most difficult time.
Jenny, Bob, Anne-Walker and Bolton Webster
Our thoughts are with you
Mimi Jackie and myself are so sorry for your lose. Kenny was one of the nicest people I think we ever had the pleasure to meet. If there is anything we can do for you now or in the future please let us know.He was not only a coustomer to use but we thought of him as a friend. Jackie and Sandra